{"id":2511244,"date":"2025-11-16T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaine-dismisses-criticism-from-democrats-on-shutdown-vote\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:12:23","slug":"kaine-dismisses-criticism-from-democrats-on-shutdown-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaine-dismisses-criticism-from-democrats-on-shutdown-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaine dismisses criticism from Democrats on shutdown vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkaine-dismisses-criticism-from-democrats-on-shutdown-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2511244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) defended his controversial vote to end the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-dismisses-motion-to-vacate-threat-ahead-of-house-vote-on-45-day-continuing-resolution\/\" title=\"McCarthy rejects motion to remove threat before House vote on 45-day resolution.\">recent government shutdown<\/a>, emphasizing that his constituents strongly support reopening the government and restoring paychecks to federal employees. Kaine was one of eight Democrats who sided with Republicans to pass a funding agreement that ended the shutdown, which had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/certifiable-narcissist-jim-acostas-vaccine-t-shirt-sparks-mockery\/\" title=\"\u2018Certifiable Narcissist\u2019: Jim Acosta\u2019s Vaccine T-Shirt Sparks Mockery\">sparked criticism<\/a> from some within his party, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. kaine argued that keeping the government closed longer would have further harmed working Americans and federal workers, highlighting that senators-unlike House members such as Ocasio-Cortez-were directly involved in negotiations with Republicans. He also pointed out that the agreement included protections against layoffs and resumed pay for thousands of federal employees in Virginia. Despite facing backlash, Kaine maintains that his vote prioritizes the needs of the 8.5 million people he represents in Virginia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kaine dismisses criticism from Democrats on shutdown vote, says he&rsquo;s getting &lsquo;great feedback&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2401805\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3846186\/virginia-democrats-want-to-bring-radicalism-back-to-the-commonwealth\/\">Tim Kaine<\/a> (D-VA) continued on Sunday to stand by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3881325\/democrat-senators-stand-by-vote-to-end-shutdown\/\">his vote to reopen the government<\/a>, citing approval from his constituents.<\/p>\n<p>Kaine was one of eight Democratic senators to side with Republicans on an agreement to fund the government and end the shutdown a week ago. Since the government reopened on Wednesday, Kaine has become the recipient of backlash from his own party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3887649\/democrats-reckon-lofty-obamacare-promises-shutdown-defeat\/\">Democrats reckon with&nbsp;lofty Obamacare&nbsp;promises after shutdown defeat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3888584\/fetterman-released-from-hospital-after-fall\/\">Fetterman released from hospital after fall outside his Pennsylvania home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3887400\/hemp-industry-plans-lobby-congress-before-cannabis-ban-starts\/\">Hemp industry plans to lobby Congress to regulate products before ban takes effect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;My concern is that the lesson that [Republicans are] learning is that Democrats are weak and that next time, we just need to hurt working people and working Americans more to get them to fold. I don&rsquo;t want them to learn that lesson,&rdquo; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-backs-off-15-minimum-wage-as-virus-relief-plan-takes-shape\/\" title=\"Biden Backs Off  Minimum Wage As Virus Relief Plan Takes Shape\">told reporters earlier<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>Kaine appeared on NBC News&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/a>  on Sunday to respond to the veiled criticism from Ocasio-Cortez.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have 320,000 federal employees in Virginia, and together with their families, that&rsquo;s probably 700,000 dependents. Getting them all back to work with two paychecks that they&rsquo;ve missed restored, with protections against future firings. Some folks like AOC may think that&rsquo;s nothing. Virginians think it&rsquo;s an awful lot,&rdquo; Kaine said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m getting great feedback from Virginians, and those are the 8.5 million people I represent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kaine then went on to note that senators were in charge of negotiations, as the continuing resolution passed the House of Representatives, where Ocasio-Cortez serves, without a problem back in September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Ocasio-Cortez] was not at the table with the Republicans in the Senate. So maybe she thinks that the Republicans would have caved. Would it have been another week of SNAP recipients losing their SNAP benefits? Another month of air traffic or air travelers enduring chaos and even danger? Another two months of federal employees losing paychecks?&rdquo; Kaine said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was at the table with the Republican senators, and I knew if we wanted to get to the healthcare discussion, we had to open up the government. And that was a vantage point I had that a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >folks lobbying criticism didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t,&rdquo; Kaine added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3237504&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=4fc918744ae4463030f1a379d69b7833\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Virginia senator notably voted against funding the government, which extended the shutdown through Virginia&rsquo;s election earlier this month. The weekend after Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3866711\/spanberger-earle-sears-virginia-woman-governor-2025-election\/\">won the governor&rsquo;s office<\/a> and her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3866034\/virginia-attorney-general-result-jason-miyares-jay-jones\/\">Democratic ticket also won<\/a> the lieutenant governor and attorney general seats, Kaine voted with his Republican colleagues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3881325\/democrat-senators-stand-by-vote-to-end-shutdown\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATIC SENATORS STAND BY VOTE TO END SHUTDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a result of negotiations, Republicans agreed to reverse thousands of planned layoffs the White House has announced since Oct. 1, when the shutdown first began, and prevent more from happening through January.<\/p>\n<p>The last time this continuing resolution was up for a vote was in March, when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) voted for it to keep the government open. This continuing resolution has a deadline of Jan. 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaine defends shutdown vote, cites strong constituent support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2511246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305741942365.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[7375,3685,15835,5894,64904],"class_list":["post-2511244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-criticism","tag-democrats","tag-kaine","tag-politics","tag-shutdown-vote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305741942365.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2511244"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2511249,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511244\/revisions\/2511249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2511246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2511244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2511244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2511244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}